Results of the Pakistani election: What is Imran Khan doing? Nawaz Sharif's party proposed an alliance on this condition. Ten points

Results of the Pakistani election: What is Imran Khan doing? Nawaz Sharif's party proposed an alliance on this condition. Ten points

Pakistan Election Results 2024: The PPP led by Zardari and Nawaz Sharif's PML-N have decided to form the country's administration. But with one proviso... Read about everything that's going on in Pakistani politics here.

There are dark clouds over the incoming Pakistani administration since, in the February 8 elections, no political party was able to secure a clear majority in the Parliament. Pakistani media has depicted independent candidates backed by the party of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as the front-runners, despite the fact that the Election Commission of Pakistan has not yet released the official results.

What is going on in Pakistan's political scene at the moment? top ten updates

1. Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan, two former prime ministers and bitter rivals, both claimed victory. Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), said that his party had become the biggest in the country after the 2024 elections.

2. In the meanwhile, Imran Khan delivered a speech of triumph. Despite his calls for a "crackdown" on his party, he urged his supporters to rejoice over his win. The majority of the prominent independent contenders in the elections are Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members, the political party of Imran Khan.

3. PTI-backed candidates have so far won 93 seats in the Pakistan National Assembly, followed by the PML-N with 74 seats and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) with 54 seats, according to Pakistani media Dawn. In order to win 133 of the 265 seats up for election on February 8, a party must win. A party requires 169 MPs overall in the National Assembly, which has 336 members altogether.

4. The nominee for Pakistan's prime minister will need to secure a simple majority of 169 members in the National Assembly when the House meets in the next days. Two hundred and sixty-six of the Assembly's 336 members are determined by direct vote on election day. Additionally, 70 seats are set aside, 60 of which are designated for women and 10 for non-Muslims. These seats are distributed based on the strength of each party in the House and are used to determine the parties' final standing in the Assembly.

5. In order to establish the next administration, political groups have begun to form coalitions. Earlier in the day, MQM-P and PML-N met for an hour. They came to a "in-principle agreement" to collaborate in the next administration, Dawn said citing a statement from the party headed by Nawaz Sharif. The PML-Q, or Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid, is prepared to enter government service as well. in conjunction with PML-N. The PPP of Zardari and the PML-N of Nawaz Sharif had already decided to establish the federal administration. However, there is a need...

6. Bilawal's appointment as PM was a requirement upon which PPP agreed to join forces with PML-N to establish a coalition government. Jio TV informed sources at The News.Former President Asif Zardari has urged that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari be appointed Prime Minister and Chief Minister, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif informed his party officials. Former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said during the coalition discussions that the PPP is necessary for the formation of the federal, Punjabi, and Balochistani administrations.

6. In the meanwhile, Imran Khan's PTI said on Saturday that it will establish federal governments in the Center as well as governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PTI allegedly instructed its attorney, Umair Khan Niazi, to get in touch with federal candidates backed by the party in order to carry out its strategy. According to Dawn, certain leaders were also told to get in touch with the elected MPs in Punjab and KP.

7. PTI, which emerged as the "largest party" after the elections, is hoping that President Arif Alvi would extend an invitation to the party to form the next Pakistani government.

8. PTI dismisses as "shameful" initiatives to establish "PDM 2" throughout the nation. "The PDM, an incompetent, useless and discredited group of lawbreakers, is responsible for the economic as well as administrative crisis that Pakistan is facing today," the party said in a statement. The Pakistan Democratic Movement, led by Nawaz Sharif, was alluding to a coalition of stylistic preferences. parties including IPP, PML-Q, MQM, JUI-F, and PPP.

9. All protests scheduled for Sunday have been postponed, according to PTI leader Hammad Azhar. Instead, only nonviolent demonstrations will take place in front of the Returning Officer (RO) offices where the results were altered. He posted on Twitter, saying, "Such suspicious reports have been received from across Punjab."

10. "Political leadership as well as their cadres must rise above self-interest and collaborate in their efforts to govern and serve the people, since this is perhaps the only way to make democracy functional and purposeful," the commander of the Pakistani Army said on Sunday. The declaration was released. According to Dawn, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) seems to be assisting political initiatives aimed at forming coalitions amongst various political players.